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Vai alla Scheda Paese »Measure 100 times and cut once.
— Maltese proverb
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INDEPTH: Chris Fearne eyeing Deputy Prime Minister post if PL elected to Government
Health Minister Chris Fearne admitted on INDEPTH, that should the Labour Party return to power following the 3 June snap election, and if he is elected, he will surely contest for the post of Deputy Leader which will see him become Deputy Prime Minister during the second legislature under Joseph ...
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Labour Party pledges change in rent laws, more incentives for small companies
The Labour Party is proposing a change in rent laws so that it strikes a fair balance between the tenants who are shop owners and landlords.Speaking in Vittoriosa this morning, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said that the law has to be updated so that more businesses are encouraged to start. ...
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Wasteserv CEO says Sant' Antnin plant fire nearly out; no disruption in collection of grey bags
The fire at the Sant' Antnin plant is almost out, with firefighters focussing on the areas where white smoke is still visible, WasteServ Chief Executive Officer Tonio Montebello told The Malta Independent.The next step, he said, is for a damage assessment to be conducted, however from what he can tall, ...
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Analysis – Election roundup Day 22 – The underdog card and the third inquiry
Joseph Muscat continues to play the underdog card. He seems to have an obsession with it. But, just as much as he was playing things down in 2013 – when it was clear to even the most ignorant that Labour were going to win – he is wrong now.He started ...
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PN pledges to find alternative site for American University of Malta if elected
The Nationalist Party Leader this morning pledged that, if elected, he will find an alternative site for the American University of Malta, as opposed to being built at the much-controversial Zonqor Point.Speaking at a news coverage this morning at Zonqor Point, where he announced the party's proposals for the environment, ...
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MCAST ICT students chosen for the first ever International Robot Olympics
MCAST Information and Communication Technology students have been chosen to participate in the world’s first International Robot Olympics Competition. The exciting opportunity, will involve MCAST ICT students competing against 160 nations, including 40 European nations, a college statement said.The task at hand will be taken upon by Patrick Brezja, Andrea Abela ...
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Prime Minister does not say whether he will resign if inquiry into Keith Schembri finds wrongdoing
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat weaved around a question today, as to whether or not he will resign if the inquiries into Keith Schembri will find any wrongdoing.He was addressing a press conference in Mdina.The Malta Independent asked: "You repeat daily that if the Egrant inquiry finds any form of wrongdoing ...
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Muscat already created a dangerous precedent on the removal of regulatory heads – Antonio Ghio
Former Malta Communications Authority Chairman Antonio Ghio has said that it was the current government that set a “dangerous precedent” regarding the removal of heads of regulatory authorities.While Joseph Muscat is saying that the PN would create a dangerous precedent by getting rid of Joe Bannister if winning the election, ...
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Solid majority feel PM shouldn’t retain chief of staff Keith Schembri if re-elected
Over half, at 54.6%, feel that Prime Minister Joseph Muscat should not retain his chief of staff Keith Schembri should the Labour Party (PL) be voted in again.Respondents were asked a simple and straightforward question: Should Joseph Muscat retain Keith Schembri in his team if re-elected? Overall, just 22.4% said ...
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Watch: Third criminal investigation means PM's position no longer tenable - Busuttil
PN Leader Simon Busuttil said that the Prime Minister’s position was no longer tenable after Magistrate Aaron Bugeja launched “a third criminal investigation” into the allegations of kickbacks and money laundering concerning his inner circle.Dr Busuttil, who was speaking at a political activity in Paola, said that he did expect ...
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‘Magistrate again told Busuttil the files he took have nothing to do with lie against me’ – Muscat
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat this evening said that Magistrate Aaron Bugeja has once again told PN Leader Simon Busuttil that documents he took before him have nothing to do with case he is looking into.Magistrate Aaron Bugeja is handling the inquiry into allegations made against Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and ...
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Man walks free after victim withdraws misappropriation complaint
A man accused of misappropriating €2,500 entrusted to him for the payment of registration tax on an imported vehicle was cleared of the charges after the criminal complaint was withdrawn by the victim. Francis Caruana, 62, from Qawra, had been charged with fraud and misappropriation, as well as with having violated ...
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Chamber calls for Malta Files stakeholder task force
Financial services stakeholders should club together to form a task force to tackle the damaging effects of the Malta Files, the Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry said today. "Time is of the essence. Every minute is valuable and all stakeholders need to come together immediately to address this very ...
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Watch: Busuttil 'shooting from the hip' with MFSA pledge, says Muscat
Updated 1.20pm Financial regulator chief Joe Bannister had already indicated he intended to step aside by the end of the year, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today. Dr Muscat said Prof. Bannister had told him about his intention earlier this year, with a decision taken for him to stay on through the ...
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Supporting healthy eating
Schools are a key environment where to teach large groups of children of all social classes about healthy eating and thus instil positive dietary behaviours. Charmaine Gauci, superintendent of public health, discusses the food procurement guidelines for schools. Childhood and adolescence are periods of development when establishing healthy diet and lifestyle ...
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EU flags supervision of Malta's financial services
Malta should ensure the effective supervision of internationally-oriented business by financial institutions in cooperation with the host supervisors in the countries where they operate, the European Commission warned today. Its comments were aimed at financial institutions licensed in Malta, and coincidentally came just days after the publication of a report on ...
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Watch: Malta Files - 'Unprecedented attack' on Malta, PM Muscat calls for united front
Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said today that there should be a united front for the country to face what he described as an “unprecedented attack” on the country’s financial services sector and taxation system.He was speaking at a press conference following the publication of what has been described as the ...
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PL pledges 3 years of no income tax for companies that relocate to Gozo
The Labour Party has pledged three years of no income tax for those companies in Malta that decide to relocate to Gozo and employ people on Malta's sister island, Prime Minister Joseph Muscat announced this evening.Dr Muscat was speaking at an electoral campaign political event under the theme 'L-Aqwa Zmien ...
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Malta’s vacant seat in plenary EU migrant debate disappoints MEPs
Last Tuesday, an important European Union debate on migration was not attended by any representative from Malta. MEPs disappointedly noted the absence of a representative from the current European Council, Malta. Dutch politician Jeroen Lenears, an MEP from the European People’s Party said it was “a shame” that there was ...
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Analysis: Election Roundup – Day 19 – A shock to the foundations of our well-being
The 19th day of the election campaign will go down in history as one that exposed how Malta’s wellbeing could be rocked, shaken and threatened in one single swoop.The Malta Files that were uploaded across several European newspapers, including one in Malta, showed how what Malta has painstakingly built over ...
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Opinion - The truth be told - Ivan Bartolo
In its desperate attempt to divert attention from the very grave accusations the Prime Minister and his Government is facing, the Labour Party has launched a concerted attack on my integrity and on a foreign investor. The Labour media and its exponents, including the Prime Minister himself, launched the attack ...